Literary Terms
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
The central point or main idea of a passage.
What is the central idea?
Identify the noun in this sentence: The cat slept all day.
What is cat?
What does "generous" most likely mean in this sentence? "She was generous with her time, always helping others.
What is giving or kind?
A sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
Giving human traits to non-human things
What is personification?
Look for clues about whether the author is trying to inform, persuade, or entertain.
What is the author’s purpose?
What is the subject in this sentence? "The students read quietly."
What is students?
Use context clues: "The terrain was arid and cracked, showing no sign of water." What does "arid" mean?
What is dry?
A sentence that presents the main argument of an essay along with reasons.
What is a thesis statement?
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
A logical guess based on evidence in the text.
What is an inference?
Name the part of speech: quickly
The students quickly ran outside for recess.
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, providing more detail about how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.
What does "reluctant" mean in this sentence: "He was reluctant to speak in front of the class."
What is unwilling or hesitant?
A word or phrase that connects ideas and helps writing flow smoothly
What is a transition word?
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
What is irony?
Elements such as headings, subheadings, and bullet points that help organize information.
What is a text feature?
A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
What is a preposition?
What does "vivid" mean in this sentence: "Her description of the scene was so vivid, I felt like I was there."
What is clear and detailed?
To wrap up the paragraph and restate the main idea.
What is the purpose of a concluding sentence?
Clues that suggest events that will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
To briefly retell the main points without personal opinions
What does it mean to summarize a text?
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A."After lunch, we went to recess."
B. "After, lunch, we went to recess."
C. "After lunch we, went to recess."
What is A-"After lunch, we went to recess."?
The emotional or cultural meaning attached to a word; how you feel about the word.
What is a connotation?
A credible and accurate publication, such as a news outlet, encyclopedia, or academic website
What is a reliable or credible source?